Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Fresh hop ales are brewed during late August through October with just-picked hop cones — often used within 24 hours. Access is ...

It’s that time of year again in the beer world — hop harvest season! Hops are the flowers of the hop plant Humulus lupulus, used in brewing for bittering beer as well as adding flavor and aroma. Late ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — Beer lovers, rejoice: It’s fresh hop season for many Pacific Northwest-favorite breweries. Most hops used in brewing are dried. But thanks to the agriculture of the Willamette ...

Late summer is prime time for hopheads and foodies to obsess over the Pacific Northwest’s bounty. Plump and juicy heirloom tomatoes fill market stands and seasonal menus with vibrant colors and rich, ...

FRESH HOP BEERS are somewhat analogous to Beaujolais nouveau wines in that they’re the freshest possible beer you can get. The Northwest is basically the Beaujolais region of the hops world. What ...

Hops have reared their piney, floral green heads here and there, but tomorrow, Thursday, September 24, hopheads can finally find a bouquet of fresh-hopped beers on tap at one place: The Civic Taproom ...

These beers are vibrant, bright, brimming with fresh green flavors, and are only available once a year. Fresh hop ales are brewed during late August through October with just-picked hop cones — often ...

You can see it in customers’ eyes when they walk into the brewery and scan the beer list. A twinkle arrives when they land on a small green sign next to the beer name and style: “fresh hop.” Starting ...

These beers are vibrant, bright, brimming with fresh green flavors, and are only available once a year. For more than 20 years John Holl has been covering the beer industry as a reporter and editor.